Solomon Collins (abt. 1789 - 1882)

Born about Jul 1789 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Delilah (Nichols) Collins — married 1 Oct 1812 in Clairbourne County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died Dec 1882 at about age 93 in Washburn, Sebastian County, Arkansas

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Biography

Solomon was the son of David Collins Thompsey Posting . He married Delilah Nichols on October 01, 1812 in Clairbourne County, Tennessee.

They were the parents of:

• Jane "Jinsey" Collins (1814-1860) married Robert Clinton
• Charlotta Collins (1815-unknown)
• Spenser Collins (1818-November 03, 1864)
• Mahala Collins (1820-unknown)
• Rebecca Collins (1823-unknown) married Franklin J. Collins
• Levi Collins (1825-unknown) married Cynthia "Sintha" Collins
• George Collins (1828-1862) married Martha May
• Abigail Collins (1832-1879) married Hiram Elias Clinton about 1848 in Douglas County, Missouri.
• Tipton Collins (1832-1890) married Thurza Mahala "Haley" Martin about 1857 in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri.
• Harrison Collins (November 06, 1837-April 16, 1915) married Terrissa Caroline "Trissy" Martin about 1856 in Missouri. Burial Mountain Grove Cemetery, Branson, Taney County, Missouri

Solomon "Old Sol" was the first family in the Willow Springs Township of Howell County, Missouri. Solomon Collins served in the War of 1812, and also lied about his age and served in the Civil War. He said he was 44 years old, when in reality he was in his 70's. For serving in the war of 1812, he was awarded 40 acres of land in Wright County, Missouri., and 120 acres in Douglas County Missouri. He enlisted in 1862 in the Phelps Regiment, along with his sons Tipton, and Harrison. He reportedly went home after 3 month because of illness. There are many recorded stories about Solomon, in Douglas County History books. He was a legend... His description was dark complexion, eyes blue, hair Grey, height: 5'7" he was also referred to as "Punkin Sol" (because of his big head.)

• Solomon Collins (First_Last)
• Regiment Name Phelps' Reg't. Mo. Inf. (6 Months, 1861.)
• Side Union
• Company E
• Soldier's Rank_In Pvt
• Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt

• excerts from Military Record of Solomon Collins
• War of 1812

• State of Missouri County of Douglas

On this 27th day of May 1871 personally appeared before me J. C. Sellers Clerk of The County Court within and for the county aforesaid Solomon Collins Aged 83, a resident of Douglas County Missouri who being dully sworn according to law declares that he is married that his wife’s name is Delila Nichols to whome he was married at Claibern county TN on the 1st day of October 1812, that he served the full period of Sixty days in Military Service of the United States in the war of 1812 that he is the identical Soloman Collins who drafted in Captain Houcks Company Pensylvania Militia war of 1812 does not remember the regiment or division but says that he was first drafted at Rogersville Tenn. under Jonas L. Miller as Captain and served under him until after the battle of the Horse Shoe in which he was engaged after which battle he was transferred as attached to Captain Houcks Company Pennsylvania Militia that he was drafted in Jauy-1814 and discharged at Fort Williams Alabama on the 10th day of July 1814 that he at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the government giving them aid or comfort or exercised the functions of any office whatever under authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States that he will support the Constitution of the United States that is not in receipt of a pension under any previous act that he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the Pension Act approved Feby 14th 1871 That he received military bounty land warrant No 70730 for 120 acres, and another warrant for 40 acres which he has not known the number of That his post office address is Arno, MO his domicile or place of abode is Douglas County, Missouri.

• Attest H. B. Day Soloman X Collins
• Attest J. T.

• Also personally appeared Samuel Turner and L. C. Turner residing at Arno, Mo persons whome I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and wh being duly sworn say they were present and saw Solomon Collins the claimant sign his mark to the forgoing declaration that they have every reason to believe from their acquaintance with him that he is the identical person he respresents himself to be that at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States did he adhear to the cause of the enemies of the government giving them aid or comfort and that they have no interest in this claim.

• Samuel Turner
• Lee C. Turner

• Department of the Interior
• Pension Office

• Washington, D. C. Feb. 1872

• Sir:
• In the claim of Solomon Collins,
• NO 18500 as a survivor of the War
• 1812 under the act of Feb. 14, 1871, the claimant will please state under
• oath, the State Militia, in which he served during the War of 1812

• Please return this letter therewith.
• Very respectfully,
• J. W. Baker
• Commisioner
• Solomon Collins
• Arno,
• Douglas County, MO

Douglas County History and Families 1857-1995

Note: pg 156

Note: COLLINS - The early migration of the large family of Collins into the now Douglas County, began around the year of 1833, as that is the first year: of birth for Collins in

Note: this area. All of which are descendants of David Collins 1750,born in America. Of David’s sons, five migrated from the old North State (North Carolina) through

Tennessee and Kentucky, Indiana and then Missouri. Hiram Collins, David’s youngest son staying in Morgan County, IN. David’s second oldest son, David Jr., 1774, went on through Missouri to Arkansas into the counties of Izard and Newton. This leaving four of David Collins (1750) sons to settle in the Taney County area that would become Ozark, Howell and Douglas counties respectively, Aaron, 1773; Levi, 1784; Solomon, 1787; and Isaiah, 1788. All four of which had descendants that helped fight in the Civil War to keep Douglas Countystrong, and earn the nameof Loyal Douglas. Even Soloman (1787) joined to fight with his sons, and claimed that he was only 45 years of age, 45 being the maximum. Solomon lost one of his

Note: sons, Spencer

Note: Collins, in a skirmish north of Old Vera Cruz, the first county

Note: seat. Spencers burial

Note: site has never been verified and he has never received a

Note: military marker.

Note: submitted by John and Karen Trullinger and Zella Collins

Note:

Note:

Note: Census:

Note: 1820 Solomon and 2 dau. and 1 son Knox Co.,Kentucky

Note: 1830 Sollomon Collins 3 sons and four dau. Morgan Co.,IN

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Note: 1840 Jackson Township, Taney County, Missouri

Note: Solomon Collins one male (Solomon) age 40-50, one female

Note: (Delilah) age 40-50, one female (Charlotta) age 20-30, one male

Note: (Spencer) and one female (Mahala) age 15-20,

Note: two males (Levi & George) age 10-15, one male (Tipton) and one

Note: female

Note: (Abigale) age 5-10, and one male under age 5 (Harrison)

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Note: 1850 District 45, Ozark County, Missouri

Note: Solomon Collins, 61, m, farmer, b NC

Note: Delila, 62, f, b NC

Note: Spencer, 30, m, laborer, b Ky

Note: Levi, 25, m, laborer, b Ky

Note: George, 22, m, laborer, b Ky

Note: Tipton, 17, m, laborer, b Ind

Note: Harrison, 13, m, b Mo

Note: Franklin, 24, m, laborer, b Ky

Note: Rebecca, 27, f, b Ky

Note: Clay, 2, m, b Mo

Note: Harriett, 1, f, b Missouri

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Note: 1870 Texas Co.,Missouri

Note: 1870 US Federal Census:

Note: Name: Solomon Collins

Note: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1787

Note: Age in 1870: 83

Note: Birthplace: North Carolina

Note: Home in 1870: Wood and Richland, Texas, Missouri

Note: Race: White

Note: Gender: Male

Note: Post Office: Houston

Note: Household Members: Name Age

Note: Solomon Collins 83

Note: Delila Collins 83

Note: Elizabeth Clinton 19

Note: Rebecca Clinton 5/12

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Solomon Collins was in Hawkins County in 1814 when he was drafted. (Pension Records) His Pension application states he was born in NC about 1787. He married Delila Nichols in Claiborne County TN 1 Oct 1812 and had a son Tipton, perhaps: others. His whereabouts are uncertain until 1850, when he appeared in the Ozark Co MO Census, and in 1880 in the Douglas Co MO census.

From the book of "Pioneers of Morgan County (IN)" Quotes from the book are as follows: One of our near neighbors in 1832 was Solomon Colins, He was the head of one of nine families of that name who came from TN at the earliest period of our settlement. Several of them lived near the mouths of Sycamore and Highland creeks. "Old Sol," as he was called, then lived in the river bottome, about three miles north of Martinsville, and was fair specimen of a backwoods Tennessean. He was no bookworm - knew not a letter or figure in the books - much less was he a dude or a "gentleman of leisure." He was a good neighbor to good neighbors, but woe to him who undertook to tread upon the toes of "old Sol." During the summer of 1832, he, with the help of his daughter "Jinse," the best farmhand in the household, cultivated a field of corn on the bottom lands. They had worked hard - that is, Jinse had - and a fine crop was the results.

Sources

Source for Solomon War of 1812.... Information from Roots Digest on the War of 1812: Information From War of 1812 Military Record: State of Missouri County of Wright

"Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FF1C-CLH : accessed 08 Aug 2014), Solomon Collins, 1861; citing "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Missouri," Fold3.com; military unit Phelps' Regiment, Infantry, A-R, NARA microfilm publication M405, roll 703.

"United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHY7-DV3 : accessed 08 Aug 2014), Solomon Collins, Jackson, Taney, Missouri; citing "1840 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com; p. 105, NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 232, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0014858.

"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M661-B1B : accessed 08 Aug 2014), Solomon Collins, Richland, Douglas, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 537B, NARA microfilm publication T9.

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